Better staffing will fix the crisis in aged care(WorldNews Business)

17 april 2018 01:40:18

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) does not dispute Minister Ken Wyatt`s recent comments that the government was working hard to ensure older Australians had the best care possible, but it does reject his claim that increasing staffing levels won`t necessarily solve the problems in aged care. In fact, increasing staffing levels is precisely what will solve the problem for elderly, vulnerable Australians in nursing homes, according to the ANMF`s A/Federal Secretary, Annie Butler. `The aged care sector presents complex problems that successive governments have grappled with, unsuccessfully, for years. They`ve conducted myriad reports, reviews and inquiries looking for...